SWIM. BIKE. RUN. REPEAT?  It is a cycle, make that a bicycle, that Natalie Grabow, an 80-year-old grandmother of four, repeated often enough for her to complete the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. A Guiness World Record’s certificate in her home authenticates her as the oldest woman to ever have achieved such a feat, and the Borough of Mountain Lakes awarded her a proclamation complete with a spot on their digital billboard outside of town hall. Grabow’s fireplace

JOHN BARR’S COLDWELL  Banker office illustrates a successful career in real estate as well as a decorated one in the military. A sense of humor is also on display: A “complaints” sign is accompanied by a hand grenade. It’s inactive of course, but serves as a keepsake from the three tours he completed in Korea, where his collective experiences as a U.S. Army Intelligence officer helped shape the plot for his debut novel: “Summer of the Dragons.” Love, loyalty, and betrayal are

TRAINS.  Not just any trains, but Lionel trains, according to the signs posted out front of a 100-year-old stone-faced building on Romaine Road. A blinking light directs the passersby to a sort of secret side door, which opens into the rhythmic chug-a-lug of a running train and its accompanying bells and whistles. There are two trains actually, and the miniature displays are all decked out for the holidays. Welcome to The Train Station, a half-century Mountain Lakes family-ow

MOUNTAIN LAKES NATIVE Gabi Lombardi is as homemade as the Italian food she serves up fresh in her four Italian-themed restaurants. The restaurantrepreneur’s latest addition is in Boonton and is named Nostrana, which translates from Italian into, what else? Home.   HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE The stately residential-like building currently features a festive fall-decorated wraparound porch, a welcoming invitation for approaching diners to make them feel at home. Situated on the bord